Remove the boundaries (Part 3)
Once the limits are removed, everything becomes possible. This is why Jesus spoke of faith that moves mountains (Matt 17: 20).
When we pray, we must keep in mind that God can do beyond what we ask. This thought is important because it allows us to have more faith that exceeds even what we ask. Let us stop limiting ourselves to what we want, but let us raise our faith with the idea that God can do more than what we ask or want. That is why Paul wrote, saying: " Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us" (Ephesians 3: 20)
For a better explanation, I would like to use an example: If Mr Paul earns $ 15,000 dollars a month and on his birthday Mr James gives him an envelope containing $ 150, Mr Paul would tell him "thank you" with a smile of gratitude because of his friendship. But if Mr John earns $ 30 a month and that on his birthday the same James gives him the same envelope containing $ 150, Mr John my faint and he would find himself on his knees to thank the Lord and perhaps with tears on the face.
Paul was thankful and quiet because James gave him 1% of his salary but John was amazed because James gave him 500% (five times) of his salary. The $ 150 was a large amount for him because he had to work five months to earn them. What should we learn from all this? God often (not always) acts according to our expectation in faith. When we pray to ask for something, God wants above all to see the greatness of our faith because many times we ask for things without really believing that God will do it for us. It is these doubts that become boundaries that block the hand of God.
God often uses the measure of faith that we use. I say "often" because He can also give us things we did not even ask but in this teaching I am talking about what we ask in prayer. Speaking of the measure, Jesus said: " Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you" (Luke 6: 38).
In many sermons, this verse is often used to talk about money but it is an important principle that shows how God measures us with the measure we use every time we expect something from Him. It works for anything we expect from God.
In the fourth part, we will see that doubts are not the only limits that block our blessings
Chris Ndikumana
